Düsseldorf District

Kreis Wesel

Rheinberg

Mill Tower (Powder Tower)

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Rheinberg

Mill Tower (Powder Tower)

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Location: Rheinberg, Kreis Wesel, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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February 14, 2020

Hiking

The well-preserved Pulverturm (mill tower) is located near the Südwall. This is an approximately 18 meter high corner tower of the old city wall. The tower was built around 1550 (...a wall thickness of up to 2 meters inside). From the 17th century until 1865 it served as a mill tower for a windmill. Parts of the restored city wall border directly on the tower, which means that the powder tower was the only one of the 4 corner towers that was directly integrated into the city wall.
For more information see here: rheinberg.de/de/inhalt/ein-historischer-spaziergang-durch-orsoy

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

June 18, 2021

Hiking

"... Orsoy became a customs place in 1420. During this period (end of the 14th century to 1438) the 8 meter high city wall was built, as well as the …

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Aedt

April 18, 2021

Hiking

It is always nice to see something permanent and outstanding in the land of industrial culture with its mining sinks. It will be a battle for centuries: man-made elevations or holes ("polder") in the landscape. - Who will win one day?

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